Kellie Winemiller

About Kellie Winemiller

Removing barriers and fostering empowering care outcomes is my mission in the rare disease, hematology, or genetics space.Over the course of my career, I’ve discovered that when it comes to improving performance –from business growth to patient outcomes – there’s no one-size-fits-all approach. It’s all abouteducating people the best way they will learn and at their individual stage of expertise.As a versatile, clinically trained educator, I’ve made it my personal mission meet people wherethey are to empower them to make significant strides toward their goals – whether they’repatients, care teams, sales reps, or GPO business partners.MY SPECIALTY?1. Designing innovative solutions to close access and education gaps for patients, providers,and sales teams.2. Translating complex clinical and reimbursement concepts into practical, real-worldstrategies.3. Leading multi-state territories and coordinating cross-functional teams to drive launchesand revenue growth.4. Mentoring and developing sales and clinical staff, achieving top performance andmeasurable impact.From here, I create scalable, accurate educational programs that include external clients andinternal sales teams, leaving room for dynamic, cross-functional sales mentorship. This allowsme to turn struggling reps and managers into top-performers, one-on-one, while continuing tohelp capture multi-million-dollar business revenue with major GPO clients.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS & IMPACT* Currently lead access and reimbursement strategy across a 13-state region, removingpatient access barriers while optimizing Buy-and-Bill and Specialty Pharmacy pathways toaccelerate treatment initiation (Geron Corporation).* Delivered multi-President’s Club award-winning launches for therapeutics and trained 3 of 6total President’s Club winners after launching a Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer therapeutic (JazzPharmaceuticals).* Led a stagnant territory to #1 and President’s Club distinction in <1 year with the Vyxeoslaunch (Jazz Pharmaceuticals).* Established Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), grew accounts from 4 to 12, and delivered 38% YOYvolume growth within the first year (Agendia).LET’S CHATI’m always open to collaborating with providers, payers, and cross-functional teams to solveaccess challenges and advance patient care. You can reach me at k••••••••@gmail.com– I’d love to connect!

Experience

1. Field Reimbursement and Access Director

   Geron Corporation

   Jan 2024 — Present · US

   In my current role, I lead patient access and reimbursement programs focused on eliminatingaccess barriers and accelerating time to therapy. Partnering with providers, payers, and patientservices, I support Buy-and-Bill and Specialty Pharmacy pathways while coordinating vendors todeliver a seamless, patient-centered experience.Territory: KS, MO, KY, TN, CO, NM, TX, OK, AR, LA, MS, AL, and WV Deliver strategic access and reimbursement support to a team of 10 Key Account Managersand 1 Regional Business Director across a 13-state region.

Education

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA | BS, Nursing | Deaconess Hospital School of Nursing

  BSN

Skills

• Cardiology
• Biotechnology
• Pharmaceutical Sales
• Oncology
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Rheumatology
• Product Launch
• Managed Care
• Healthcare
• Neurology
• Medical Devices